Charles P. "Chuck" Logg

Princeton's Assistant Coach 1925

Princeton's Crew Coach 1925-1931

Rutgers' Crew Coach 1937-1958

Charles Paul "Chuck" Logg rowed for the University of Washington and graduated in 1921.  He served as Captain of the Varsity crew in his senior year.  He would go on to serve as Princeton's assistant coach under Dr. Spaeth.  When Spaeth retired, Logg became Princeton's head coach.  Princeton's crews performed well under Logg and his 1927 crew beat the undefeated Yale crew that year.

Logg rowed under Conibear at Washington and taught his crews the Conibear stroke with some modifications.

He would eventually resign from Princeton and was hired by Rutgers University as head coach in 1937, he was only the second coach for their young program.  His work with the Rutgers' crew was much admired and the program grew and improved under his direction. 

In April of 1941, the Rutgers crew would defeat the University of Pennsylvania on their home course, the Schuylkill River.  This signaled to many that Rutgers was ready to step into the competition at Poughkeepsie, having beaten a crew from such a well-established rowing program.  Rutgers administration agreed to let the crew compete at Poughkeepsie if the students could raise the money.  The students sprang into action, holding dinners and dances as well as selling items to raise the funds.

Rutgers would go to Poughkeepsie that year finishing 7th out of 9 crews in the varsity race.  While not top of the pile, Logg's work had clearly paid off and put them in contention with these larger crew programs.

Logg would continue as head coach at Rutgers until 1958, when his health deteriorated.  He took over coaching just the freshman crew and another head coach was appointed.  He would retire from coaching in 1959.

Logg would be remembered at Rutgers, the class of 1960, the last students to row under him, donated a cup in his honor.  The Logg Cup has been given out since 1962.

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